Pat Macey and Lilian Anstis won the group design 18-and-over on Friday night, but said their design was evolving until the last second.

"Initially Pat wanted a flamenco dancer with frills and a big skirt, but with only two months to prepare it the design ended up changing," Mrs Anstis said.

"When we put together the final product Pat was so disgusted, she said it dates us.

"I told her to wash her mouth out."

The women giggled about this, but little did they know that their design had caught the attention of the judges.

"[Initially] it wasn't a real win because we were the only ones in the category but the judges gave us great feedback, saying they liked our creativity, simplicity in design and that we had stitched darts into it," Mrs Anstis said.